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3232Goantherhttps://digitalalabama.com/alabama-stories/the-raven-a-novel-by-tracy-o-crane-and-terry-w-platt/a-novel-by-tracy-o-crane-and-terry-w-platt/18275
Thu, 06 Jun 2019 21:02:08 +0000https://digitalalabama.com/?p=18275This morning, Raven’s question was “Hey, Goanther, old gal, where is your partner in crime?” but the bird offered no answer. Instead, it turned away from Raven in silence. Haven’t seen him all morning Goanther thought to herself. She knew that meant her twin brother, Hipmoflux, was probably off doing what he usually does—causing trouble somewhere. She could not see how to ravens, hatched only minutes apart, could be so different.

]]>2: Encounter With The Horse Barn Mafiahttps://digitalalabama.com/alabama-stories/the-raven-a-novel-by-tracy-o-crane-and-terry-w-platt/encounter-with-the-horse-barn-mafia/18285
Fri, 27 Jul 2018 00:09:20 +0000https://digitalalabama.com/?p=18285The fact that Raven was growing up in a rural farming area that was only twenty miles from a major southern city provided him with a unique perspective. Raven was working at his parent’s farm soon after he took his first step and a few years later had a semi-full-time job at a local horse […]

]]>1: Raven and The Hornets’ Nesthttps://digitalalabama.com/alabama-stories/the-raven-a-novel-by-tracy-o-crane-and-terry-w-platt/raven-and-the-hornets-nest/5324
Fri, 27 Jul 2018 00:01:55 +0000http://digitalalabama.com/?p=5324Raven would harass the bees and wasps—he would torment them. If he found an insect in a blossom, he would slap the blossom shut using both hands trying to squash the insect gathering the nectar.

]]>Introduction: The Ravenhttps://digitalalabama.com/alabama-stories/the-raven-a-novel-by-tracy-o-crane-and-terry-w-platt/the-raven-novel-tracy-crane-terry-platt/4909
Fri, 27 Jul 2018 00:00:12 +0000http://digitalalabama.com/?p=4909The Cherokee have an ancient saying, “The world is full of stories, and from time to time they permit themselves to be told.”

The Raven is such a story. It is a fictionalized account of true stories about a North Alabama farm boy that dreams of righting many wrongs. In this first book, Discovery, he discovers he is destined to have his dreams realized. He is to become the stuff of today’s legend and myth. He is The Raven.

]]>Sheriff Mac: Day Onehttps://digitalalabama.com/alabama-stories/the-raven-a-novel-by-tracy-o-crane-and-terry-w-platt/sheriff-mac/17527
Sat, 07 Jul 2018 13:30:24 +0000https://digitalalabama.com/?p=17527Sheriff Mac: Day One “I think Raven has his own ways of passing on information; he does it in a casual but informative manner. He chooses his words in such a way that anyone familiar with the topic of conversation would understand what he is saying between the lines. To anyone else, it sounds like […]

]]>Raven and Kenny in The Cornfieldhttps://digitalalabama.com/alabama-stories/the-raven-a-novel-by-tracy-o-crane-and-terry-w-platt/raven-and-kenny-in-the-corn-field/10447
Wed, 27 Jun 2018 02:04:44 +0000http://digitalalabama.com/?p=10447Raven wished now he had gone to Bankhead National Forest like Kenny had suggested.

]]>Raven Meets Harleyhttps://digitalalabama.com/alabama-stories/the-raven-a-novel-by-tracy-o-crane-and-terry-w-platt/raven-meets-harley/11322
Fri, 30 Mar 2018 17:47:08 +0000http://digitalalabama.com/?p=11322The approach to the shop required passing through an iron gate in the middle of the eight foot tall wooden fence plastered with “No Trespassing” signs and at least one version of most other types of signs including “Private Property” and “Posted.” The most prominent sign was obviously home made as it used a rusted […]

]]>A Matter of National Securityhttps://digitalalabama.com/alabama-stories/the-raven-a-novel-by-tracy-o-crane-and-terry-w-platt/a-matter-of-national-security/10515
Mon, 26 Jun 2017 22:56:53 +0000http://digitalalabama.com/?p=10515“What’s up, homeboy?” Raven’s voice was unmistakable. His voice always made Homer’s smartphone rumble on the desktop because of his low rumbling voice. Homer picked up the phone and turned off the speaker just in case. “I’m trying to run down the status of those old Hobbs Island rail lines for your client. And I […]